I have trained horses for dressage and stunt work..all using trust and play not force.

..now I'm working with teenagers. i tots love my work
i support young people to take care of and understand their mental health.
i support a group of LGBTQ young people in strengthening their identity and community.

I work in a hostel with people who have become homeless. All different stories, and I recognize how it was almost mine.

I support young people to get their voices heard... and get them involved in local action ..forming communities.. protesting... and unmasking bull politics.

i'm involved with No Borders Campaign, SIsters Uncut - Intersectional feminist collective and in Solidarity Federation.. an anarcho-syndicalist group organising and fighting with ppl to get their employment and housing rights.

Interests

entomology. androgyny. vegetables. anarchism. Scroll lists. space

i like those moments when the music takes you..dancing wreckless..
m u s i c f a c e - i'm half shit at most instruments
love getting together with people to play. I play ukulele...but not in a cute way, percussion and learning violin. love playing with sound.
Indian Tabla, cello, saw, accordion, mute trumpeting, psychedelic and low fi guitars.. If I had time I would Learn all of these.

Human Rights action stuff - It's important to me to be kind to one another. little things and big things. I'm good at chairing meetings and organizing demos, sit ins and protest actions.
i write letters to David a inmate on Death Row..he's really opened my eyes to the strength of the mind we're going to blog his words - to break the stereotype of inmates on the Row.

Going to see art.. Without seriousness.. performance art. Big fan of Marina Abramovic.
i'm into costume design.. from couture to carnival.
i love taking pictures.. i made a pinhole camara my new favorite thing
i like to address the things that scare me and try them... currently climbing
Transcendental Meditation!

I'm a slow reader...so I haven't read many, i like to digest books with time and relish over the words..engaging in them. When i was a child i would shut myself away for days with books. I usually accumulate library fines.
...apart from the backs of cereal packets..i like to read..
Dictatorship to Democracy // Nietzche // Albert Camus // Will Self //Non-violent communication // Herman Hesse // Vladimir Nabokov // Dolstoievsky // George Orwell// Frankenstein // David Sedaris // Augusten Burroughs // Owen Jones// Haruki Murakami // Alice Walker // GG marquez // Salinger... tsss on and on to the cows.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Foolishness. Forgiveness. Fearlessness. Love.

Frank, a boy with cerebral palsy, i taught him how to ride a horse.. seeing the transformation from his crumpled posture to taking control over parts of his body just through determination.. and no fear of failure.. he taught me alot.

Teach, Learn, Share

Music.. share your secret band...i'll share mine.
...you give me book ... i give you book ..easy
or..
you play an instrument..we play instrument.

I can teach you how to recognise people in danger of suicide, and how to take the heat out of the situation. Tip for all: Ask it directly..''are you having thoughts of suicide?'' - then l i s t e n to why.

I can teach you basic Capoeira, Tango or Contemporary dance.

I can give you some games to do that can help young people talk and learn about sex and healthy relationships.

I know a few things about how to use herbs for health and as medicine..but this is working progress.

i have some understanding of the psychology of the horse

Non-violent communication

and can teach you how to make rope from Nettles and light a fire without matches.

I want to learn:
how to play cello.
how to Change the oil, air filter, hoses, fan belts, headlights, and maybe even brakes of a car,
how to jump start a car,
how to build a bike from scratch,
how to change a tyre,
your fave recipes,
calligraphy.. anything.